So before the birth of the royal seal, what did the royal power represent? That is Luoyang Jiuding. Whether this Jiuding is the name of Ding or Jiuding has been debated in later generations. Think of it as Jiuding.
According to legend, after Dayu established the Xia Dynasty, there were nine states in China. At that time, copper coins were still copper, and the copper handed in by Kyushu was cast into Jiuding by Dayu, representing Kyushu. Dayu has been in Luoyang since he cast the tripod, because Luoyang was the center of China at that time.
Until the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although the kingship of the Zhou royal family was gradually weakened, the concept that Jiuding represented kingship was never forgotten, especially the monarchs of the vassal States who wanted to try to compete for hegemony were thinking of Luoyang Jiuding.
But Luoyang Jiuding is a warlord's nightmare. Chu Zhuangwang was scared away when he won the championship, and Qin Wuwang was smashed to death. So Luoyang Jiuding, even a symbol of kingship, can't be demanded by anyone, so where did it go? To answer this question, we must start from the beginning.
The champion of Chu Zhuangwang was scared away.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were five tyrants, one of whom was Chu Zhuangwang. With the strength of the boss, naturally, the weak Zhou royal family will no longer be put in the eyes. At this time, there were many vassal States, and they thought that although they were considered to have such strength by the whole world, they were still nominally Zhou royal family, which was very depressing.
Someone under Chu Zhuangwang said, "Boss, I think it's better to take over Jiuding of the Zhou royal family, so that you have the authority of the boss in strength and name."
Chu Zhuangwang nodded and said "good" and immediately sent troops north. Chen Bing is outside Luoyang. The Emperor of Zhou had no choice but to send a man named Wang to offer his condolences. When Chu Zhuangwang saw it, he asked, "How heavy is Luoyang Jiuding?" I just want to ask, it's not interesting, but there's a square in Chu that's almost decorated.
The king said, Your Majesty, this tripod is so old that no one knows how heavy it is.
Chu Zhuangwang was angry: "Look at our soldiers in Chu, each of them has enough weapons to build Jiuding, right?" ?
The king held back for a long time and said, "Rule the world by virtue, not by tripod.".
Chu Zhuangwang, who said this, could only blow his beard and stare, because his ambition was to make all the governors in the Spring and Autumn Period submit. If the rest of the countries think that there is no virtue, if they move the tripod, they will become enemies in the world. Chu Zhuangwang thought the tripod was hot, so he stopped paying attention to it, so winning the Central Plains has been handed down.
Qin Wuwang's tripod was smashed to death.
In this way, it was not until the mid-Warring States period that the Zhou royal family played its role. Is this person Qin Wuwang's wandering and Qin Wuwang's obsession with Ding, or is it because Zhang Yi told his father that he could pull Ding back to the Central Plains, but King Hui of Qin did not do so?
Just because Qin Huiwang doesn't do this doesn't mean that his son doesn't do this. Qin Wuwang is a soldier. With the expansion of national strength, he no longer took the princes seriously. He has been obsessed with Yi Yi's words. Qin Wuwang ordered Gan Mao to attack Yiyang, which made his road to Luoyang smooth.
Gan Mao lived up to expectations. After half a year, he successfully won Yiyang, South Korea. Seeing that there were no nails on the road, Qin Wuwang danced happily and went to Luoyang. When Qin Wuwang arrived in Luoyang, he came straight to the point and asked, Where is your tripod?
Under the guidance of the courtiers in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Qin Wuwang saw this legendary treasure and was very satisfied, especially the one representing the State of Qin? Yong Ding? , deeply attracted by Qin Wuwang, now that they are satisfied, will be brought back to the state of Qin, so I just want to see how heavy it is.
Qin Wuwang was born with divine power, and he had a group of Hercules. Qin Wuwang wants to compete with them, but he can't lift it. Qin Wuwang thought it was time to show his man's charm, so he lifted it himself.
Don't say, Qin Wuwang really lifted the tripod. He thought, I have to take two steps to show my invincibility. As a result, I just stepped out of one foot and slipped, and the whole tripod fell down, directly killing Qin Wuwang.
Where the hell did Luoyang Jiuding go?
After Qin Wuwang's death, Luoyang Jiuding seemed cursed, and no one dared to mention it again. However, the king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty died when Qin arrived in Qin Zhaoxiang, so the land of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty became Qin's, and of course the tripod of the Zhou royal family also became Qin's.
Later, during the reign of King Xiang of Qin Zhuang, the Western Zhou Dynasty was destroyed and the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty completely ceased to exist. After the demise of the Zhou Dynasty, Jiuding, representing the kingship of the Emperor, was completely occupied by the Qin people. It should be the second year after the demise of the Zhou Dynasty, Luoyang Jiuding moved to Xianyang.
However, something strange happened. Jiuding, originally in Xianyang, disappeared after Qin Shihuang and Ying Zheng destroyed the six countries and unified China. Some people say that Jiuding in Luoyang sank into Pengcheng in Surabaya, and Qin Shihuang also sent people to salvage here, but nothing was found.
The tripod, representing the kingship of the son of heaven, mysteriously disappeared. Until now, no one has seen the true face of Luoyang Jiuding. Later emperors have always been obsessed with Luoyang Jiuding. Wu Zetian and Song Huizong recast Jiuding, but it is no longer the Jiuding cast by Dayu.
Flying fish said:
Luoyang Jiuding is a warlord's nightmare. Chu Zhuangwang was scared away when he won the championship, and Qin Wuwang was smashed to death. Luoyang Jiuding is a symbol of kingship, and not everyone can ask. Where did you go afterwards? In fact, no one knows its whereabouts.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, governors stood side by side. Although the Emperor of Zhou has declined and Luoyang Jiuding disappeared with the fall of the Zhou royal family, the legend about Jiuding has been constant, especially Wang's sentence? Rule the world, is it in Germany or not? , when it is true.
In the history of China, feudal society ruled for more than two thousand years, and there were countless dynasties. Actually, it's all because the previous monarch didn't do it? De? Losing morality will lose people's hearts. In this case, even if you have something symbolizing kingship, you will only end up in ruin.
In fact, the kingship of the son of heaven is not a replaceable item. Behind the item, it actually represents a strong comprehensive national strength, just like Qin unified the world. Even if Jiuding is gone, won't it still unify China?